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                                                                 Winter Report

                                 

                                                        December report, Monday 12/11/23

Flows; 67cfs.

Fished from 2;00pm to 5;30

I Fished a favorite spot on Putah Creek with a friend who needed a day to think about things and get a better perspective on life and I can't think of a better place to do just that. 

After getting geared up we hiked in and got to doing some preliminary casting 

technique and gear used;

Rod; Echo CarbonXL, 10ft 4wt  

Reel Sage ESN 

Fly's ; Im not sure I but think I used a #14 Tungsten euro fly on top

Bottom fly, #16 Tungsten euro fly

after a 45min lesson I grabbed my Sage DS2 9ft 5wt

I was fishing right next to him with a 8mm, Egg pattern with a single #20 black Zibra midge below it. So what ever I hooked took off across the river like a bullet and was gone before I could do much of anything other than say  Oh Wow to myself.

Anyway that happened again about 15 or 20 minutes later with the fish taking about 20 feet of line so fast it made both our heads spin again At least this time I got a jump and splash as it came unbuttoned Both times this fish schooled me fast and Furious and was gone

we then both worked our way up river and enjoyed the beautiful weather and scenery, Hooking one more fish to end the day. All in all A really nice day on the Creek

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